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Featured List of the Day Experiment
There have been a series of proposals to initiate a Featured List of the Day on the main page. Numerous proposals have been put forth. After the third one failed, I audited all WP:FL's in order to begin an experiment in my own user space that will hopefully get it going. Today, it commences at WP:LOTD. Afterwards I created my experimental page, a new proposal was set forth to do a featured list that is strikingly similar to my own which is to do a user page experimental featured list, but no format has been confirmed and mechanism set in place. I continue to be willing to do the experiment myself and with this posting it commences. Please submit any list that you would like to have considered for list of the day in the month of January 2008 by the end of this month to WP:LOTD and its subpages. You may submit multiple lists for consideration.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:LOTD) 17:55, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

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Proniewska
Don't.  // Halibutt 10:41, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Well Done
Did you know that one other DYK contributor was so keen to get a medal that he stubbed his toe?
 * :) Thanks! M.K. (talk) 11:54, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Greetings
Laimingų naujųjų metų! Novickas (talk) 14:24, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Move of Scottish kings
There is a proposed move of Scottish kings at Talk:Kenneth I of Scotland that I thought I'd bring to your attention. I think you have had things to say on this subject in the past. Probably won't be successful, but that's wiki for you. Best regards, Deacon of Pndapetzim ( Talk ) 17:28, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Mindaugas
Hi MK, I'd like to start working on this, a few questions. 1) The first sentence is a combination of several elements - pronunciation, dates, alternate names - and this combination is not directly addressed in the WP manual of style page. So we need to find an acceptable example somewhere. 2) Somewhere out on WP is a map showing areas ruled by Mindaugas and areas under his influence, but I can't find it just now. Could it have been made by Knutson? Anyway, this would be a good addition if we could find it. 3) Organization - maybe origins first? We could put the LT background information here that was requested by the reviewer. Then there is good bit about family in House of Mindaugas that could be incorporated, but where will take some thought. 4) The bribe of Andrius Štirlandas - it would be good to state what that involved, but it will take me a good while to go thru the LT reference. Later, Novickas (talk) 14:27, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Sorry about your scanner...at least it wasn't the furnace that decided to take a vacation...Novickas (talk) 16:45, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: Some developments
Ioeth (talk contribs friendly) 16:15, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Yikes!
Thanks for the correction on the SSRs, last second edit change which I seriously blew! Hope the section reads better than before. —PētersV (talk) 00:09, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

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Question
M.K.. Hope all is well. Per chance, if you can, what Lithuanian names would be Russianized as Гердень and Эрдивид? All the best, Deacon of Pndapetzim ( Talk ) 17:16, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Neither is this guy then? Deacon of Pndapetzim ( Talk ) 21:30, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I encountered them when I was transliterating names for the Prince of Polotsk article. Deacon of Pndapetzim ( Talk ) 14:59, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

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Coins
Hi, I think tables should be sortable... So I suggest using some simple table with lots of columns. Renata (talk) 19:25, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
 * BTW, do you know anything about interwar coins? Renata (talk) 15:12, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Pics & any other info (when, what kind, etc). I was trying to look for it, but I could not find a solid source. Renata (talk) 17:17, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Question
What does "purely" Polish mean ? Also who did you mean by "Jew killer" ?--Molobo (talk) 10:20, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Vandal
Thanks, blocked, keep me posted :) Renata (talk) 15:35, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Image:Armia Krajowa killings.jpg listed for deletion
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Opinion about a map?
Hey, I would like to know what you think about this map. Thanks, Renata (talk) 05:56, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but I am totally horrible when it comes to choosing colors... I can easily spend two hours fiddling with them and the result will be similarly pathetic. Can you help me here? You can edit svg with Inkscape. Renata (talk) 08:12, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Any better? Renata (talk) 16:02, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Dubingiai sandbox
Thanks for your note, I'll take another pass through the article later in the week, this past weekend was very busy and only left enough energy for some minor edits here and there. Baltic history, in any aspects, requires much more than Internet searches... But you knew that! —PētersV (talk) 13:30, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
 * No intent on my part to move anything over until the entire sandbox is agreed to, yourself and Piotrus being two of the prime editors involved. —PētersV (talk) 12:42, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm...
When I see a new "face" I usually have a look a their user page, and I noticed a new userbox on yours that says "This user believes sarcasm is the highest form of wit."

I need to tell you that I have ceased exercising my mine since I discovered that my wit is not easily translatable into other people's whim (a sudden idea) ;O)--mrg3105 (comms) ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 10:40, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Bernardine cemetary
Why do you keep removing the Polish name of the cemetery? The Antokol and Rossa Cemetery entries have the Polish name, why not this one? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.190.113.128 (talk) 11:43, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

John Adams (TV miniseries) FYI
is for the entire article is for a section.--Dr who1975 (talk) 17:04, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, this one is should go into article. Thanks for correcting, M.K. (talk) 08:37, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Source for name usages
Here is a scholarly index of historical names that might be useful:. Note its international editorial board and the careful distinctions made: the preferred name goes first, followed by alternate name(s) in parentheses; some versions of names are simply redirected. The introduction is a bit too advanced for my LT skills, but it seems to explain the naming protocols. Novickas (talk) 12:43, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, will look around, M.K. (talk) 07:49, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Unions
Hi, thanks for clarification, but still i`m not that experienced user to see the difference between opened and closed poll. I`v got one more question: if majority voted for move, why there`s still old name? At now i`m more interested in Union of Horodlo and not in moveing, voteing etc. but in expandeing it, soon i`ll try to expand other unions stubs. I just don`t get why people write huge explanations why to move or why not to, instead of writeing some better articles. Thanks for link, i`v added my vote, but still i think that official name should be considered in the first place, Commonwealth, but not the Polish-Lithuanian, rather of Both Nations (only Latin name can be translated like that). Greets Mikołajski (talk) 20:41, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Kaunas Fortress
Am working on a version in User:Novickas/sandbox2. Please check it over as I go along - when done, we can copy it in a section at a time, so that it's not too much of a shock to the reviewers, altho there won't be major changes. Best, Novickas (talk) 13:09, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Pls feel free to edit it at any point. The layout I messed up there and will fix (if the fortress spanned rivers, one can presume bridges, would be good to clarify that). But the number of Holocaust victims - the numbers from the US museum don't agree with this ref - to my eyes. What to do, don't know at this point. RL will occupy some time here. Best, Novickas (talk) 12:24, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Declaring done for now. Tried to address the numbers issue by listing various sources. Maybe you could contact the reviewer? Later, Novickas (talk) 14:24, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikicookie
Now, I only need a good drink. LOL, M.K. (talk) 17:02, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Museum
Some pienuko (milk) with the cookie? :) The architects' statements need some polishing - will call my sister. CE otherwise done. Both articles - nice work and useful. Novickas (talk) 11:51, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

5/30 DYK
Congrats!! Alternatively, ho-hum, another one. Novickas (talk) 00:45, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Jurgis Bielinis DYK
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Alden Jones
He knows he will be blocked again if he continues this sterile edit warring. He has yet to make a single comment on the talk page and this type of behavior is obviously not tolerated. Regardless of whether he breaks 3RR, he can still be blocked for 3RR gaming as well (which he was trying to do the first time). So far he is only made two reverts since his unblock, but please notify me if things get out-of-hand. Khoikhoi 02:35, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Kaunas Fortress A-Class review
Easiest way to get a copy-edit is to leave a message on a potential copy-editor's talk page. Have you considered requesting a copy-edit from some of the many capable copy-editors listed at WP:MHL? For instance, AnnaFrance is very good as is Blnguyen. Otherwise, you could try EyeSerene: he does a lot of good Milhist work. Other good copy-editors you could contact include: Regents Park, VolatileChemical, Gosgood, Jamie, RC-0722 and Vishnava. I do hope you manage to get something sorted: the article really deserves A-Class. -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 17:37, 23 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Promoted. Well done, -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 10:48, 24 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Congrats! Novickas (talk) 13:02, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Congrats x2! :) Renata (talk) 09:43, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Hey thanks! I need to revived my other staled projects :) M.K. (talk) 12:04, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Requests for arbitration/Piotrus 2
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On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, &mdash; Coren (talk) 22:02, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Lithuanians in Chicago
Great job on improving Lithuanians in Chicago! Looks much nicer!

FAC
Hi M - I agree with the opposer that it's not the best prose. Don't know with certainty that I'll have the time to work on it in the next week or two, either. So withdrawal and re-nom within a month or so is OK with me. I'm not discouraged about it, just a delay. Novickas (talk) 16:34, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for understanding. I hope someone else will step in to help, because it's clearly the most thorough treatment to be found anywhere in English at this point. Novickas (talk) 15:09, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

re: Regarding KF
Hello, could you please copy edit Kaunas Fortress article and improve style of it as asked per this FAC. I would be very grateful, M.K. (talk) 11:25, 23 November 2008 (UTC)


 * I'd love too but will probably not be able to start until mid-December. If this is too long for you to wait, I can suggest names of copy-editors who may be able to start earlier. Thanks for thinking for me, -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 15:52, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Requests for arbitration/Piotrus 2
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 Ryan Postlethwaite See the mess I've created or let's have banter 10:04, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2 renamed
Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2 is renamed Requests for arbitration/Eastern European disputes by motion.

For the Arbitration Committee, - Penwhale &#124; Blast him / Follow his steps 10:18, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

[[Belarus
I have been having problems in the past few days of people just copying and pasting whole scale text into the article. I am thinking about protecting it again if it doesn't stop. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 22:16, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Dire Straits
Please do not vainly threaten me with 3RR rule. As you well know the undos in question are only undos of undos of my edits. Undos done without any discussion and without any factual basis. My edits are based on established facts. Need references? Your undos seem to be based on not liking facts. That is fine but do not force others to be likewise. 85.5.94.26 (talk) 19:10, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Do YOU consider something I added to be false? If so what specifically? I attract your attention to the fact that the corrected subjects not only had no references neither but also constituted historical revisionism. Eg groups of Lithuanian men - in reality dozens of thousands of Lithuanian nazi collaborators and criminals. Now I inserted references but this does not prevent people form undoing my work as if they thought that they can erase history as easily as well... --85.5.94.26 (talk) 19:18, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

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Category:Articles needing translation from Lithuanian Wikipedia
Hi just to let you know there are some new stubs on painters that need translation from Lithuanian. Your help is needed! Dr. Blofeld      White cat 15:59, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

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DYK for Isabella Grinevskaya
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DYK for Supreme Committee for the Liberation of Lithuania
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Question
Do we know whether or not Vilnius was predominantly Polish speaking in 1655? This era is not really my area, but it'd be interesting to know what the evidence is for this period. Deacon of Pndapetzim ( Talk ) 16:56, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Well according to 19th century statistics Vilnius department was predominantly Lithuanian. M.K. (talk) 17:00, 4 April 2009 (UTC)


 * "Polish became the main language of social life and contacts in Vilnius during the 18th century, while the rural population around the town continued to speak the local Lithuanian vernaculars."  Novickas (talk) 17:31, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks Novickas, I also presented statistics regarding Vilnius department in 19th century. For those are clear that majority of people there Lithuanians. M.K. (talk) 18:22, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Your map
Please see Talk:Vitebsk Voivodeship. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 17:28, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Did You Know question
Hello! there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath and respond there as soon as possible. Art LaPella (talk) 06:31, 17 April 2009 (UTC)